Show object lesson americanizing American izing public schools by wartime act activities ivi i i ties by HARRIET A ECKHARDT principal pil swift school chicago americanizing American izing a the public school through financial war time activities has proved a most illuminating object lesson to the teachers of the swift school to the parents of the pupils and to the boys and girls themselves the swift school established five years ago and named for george B swift the forty fifth mayor of chicago is an elementary school with about nine hundred pupils the grades include kindergarten to eighth the ages are from five to thirteen it is in the twenty fifth ward on the north side and in a fairly well to do neighborhood it may be said to be a typical big city american public school the swift teachers proudly say our million dollar school by this we mean that its war activities during M the last two years have amounted to over a million dollars the liberty liberta loan sales including za the victory loan sale of aggregate the red cross activities include member memberships bips ambulance 1795 and belgian clothing fund of raised by sale of 21 tons of paper collected by children and the total is war activities include Y 31 C A canteen ind library contributions and total thestle The sale of war savings stamps to pupils aggregates and the school itself has an investment in stamps of 2455 the proceeds of entertainments the grand total is ia the nation has therefore been served by the swift school to no small extent but the benefit to the swift school to the teachers the pupils pupil is the parents the community and the school as a school has bas been far greater in proportion this benefit can hardly be set forth in comprehensive detail it includes however outstanding iD g items like these unifying of teachers of pupils and of teachers and pupils and development of the school spirit the swift motto is loyalty and its banner is blue and white formation of habits of saving and thrift appreciation n of value of money acquaintance with business methods knowledge of the power of organization and teamwork training in individual thinking and in public speaking increased interest in american history and institutions and in national affairs a splendid spirit of loyalty and responsibility to school city and country |